The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

Since Lin Tian woke up, not only the weather in Prince Zhongshun's mansion has cleared up, but even the entire Dayong court has changed for the better. All the officials are no longer just thinking about flattery, trying to curry favor with their superiors, and trying their best to squeeze the people , but work hard one by one, do their own things well, improve their professional knowledge and quality, and sincerely help the people solve problems.

Under the newly introduced cross-supervision system, it has become more difficult for officials to accept bribes. Coupled with the new policy of high salaries and honesty implemented by the imperial court, officials from poor backgrounds have no worries at all.

Even those officials who really have family difficulties due to various reasons can apply to the Ministry of Officials openly, and the court will arrange for them to go to the designated local academies to give lectures to local scholars on the day of Muxiu, and then get a sum of money. Bright enough for a decent income.

Not only that, but anyone who passed the imperial examination and successfully graduated from the official reserve class newly opened by the imperial court, after being officially appointed as an official, the official himself, his wife, and parents can enjoy to a certain extent the imperial court specially set up for officials. Medical security services, such treatment has never existed in all dynasties.

As for those old ministers who were too old and conservative in thinking, except for those who participated in the conspiracy and were dealt with, the rest were also exhausted by the emperor to either raise them up or send them home.

It only took more than a year to make all the officials in the imperial court younger and younger. Because of the new official training and assessment system, they have a more thorough understanding of the emperor's thoughts, making various new policies in the country. It is more efficient and smooth to execute.

Moreover, with the confiscation of many aristocratic families, and the rebellion of the kings of Xining County and Nan'an County were suppressed by the court, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, various antiques and rare books, as well as many various books and orphan copies were all registered and compiled. Then it was confiscated and entered the treasury.

In addition, the debt collection activities of the Ministry of Households this year are also in full swing, which is many times smoother than the difficult road of debt collection by the emperor, except for those who have been ransacked and exterminated, and those who have passed through the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Criminal Joint investigation with the Ministry of Officials, it is indeed because the family is difficult and unable to repay, other people are very quick to raise money, even if the cash is not enough, the Ministry of Households also opened antique calligraphy and paintings or manors, fields, shops, and houses conversion business.

Of course, the price given by the Ministry of Households must be slightly lower than the market price. However, under the current situation, these things cannot be sold in a short period of time. Those fields, manors, shops and houses are okay. It can be sold at a lower price, but it is impossible for those antique calligraphy and paintings to be sold as soon as possible and sold at a good price. If they are sent to a pawn shop, the price will be much lower than the price given by the Ministry of Household Affairs.

For so many years since the founding of the Dayong Dynasty, it was the first time that the warehouses of the Ministry of Finance were almost blown out. There were countless shops and houses in the capital, as well as the fertile manors around the capital. In order not to let these The resources were wasted on the Minister of Household Mao He. After the Minister of the Household Department asked the emperor for instructions, he directly borrowed the largest place under the name of Situ Meng in the capital, which was specially used for singing and dancing performances on weekdays. A grand auction for all Dayong commoners.

The purpose is to auction all the antiques and treasures received these days, as well as the houses and shops in the capital, and exchange them for silver.

At the same time, in order to benefit the people at the bottom, those fertile fields and Zhuangzi in the outskirts of the capital were not auctioned, but instead hired farmers from poor families around the capital as tenant farmers. The crops can be used as rent.

Not only that, the emperor also adopted this standard as the standard for renting land across the country, which greatly reduced the annual rent paid by tenants across the country, and they could also save some money. Can't do it.

With the introduction of the policy that tenants’ rent should not exceed [-]%, the emperor directly asked the Ministry of Officials to include this indicator in the evaluation of officials, and not only asked local officials to post a vernacular announcement detailing this policy on the bulletin boards of each county. , and asked the local Mengxue teachers to explain this decree carefully to the students. Anyone who commits crimes against the wind and refuses to mend their ways after repeated admonitions will be fined ten times or a hundred times. If the circumstances are particularly serious and vicious, there may even be prison disaster.

In places where land annexation was extremely serious in the Liangjiang area, all the common people applauded this policy, and the aristocratic families and landlords who mainly relied on renting in those places complained incessantly.

However, under the vigorous promotion of the imperial court, they have no choice but to change their original business model. Many big landlords have even begun to sell their land, and instead buy shops in the city, and then operate or lease them out to make money .

For a while, the extremely serious land annexation problem was easily resolved in this way. The emperor loves and is angry with Situ Meng who came up with this solution. He loves him for his cleverness and clever ideas, and he can always come up with some weird solutions. Help him solve big problems, make him angry that he is completely unwilling to enter the court, and share a little government affairs for him. Even after Lin Tian wakes up, he is still unwilling to take over the affairs of the Shadow Army.

With sufficient money, many of the emperor's new policies were implemented more smoothly. Moreover, this year's miraculously peaceful world and no disasters occurred anywhere, which made the emperor feel even better. He had already prepared things to spread elementary school It was also put on the schedule in advance, and it was carried out smoothly.

Just a few days after Lin Tian just woke up, with the opening of the seal on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the first imperial decree was that all counties and towns in the world should open free elementary schools. My gratitude is like a torrential river, endless.

There are even many ordinary people who spontaneously set up longevity ranks for the emperor at home, and worship them every morning and evening, so that the people's worship of the emperor has reached its peak, and all kinds of cults and other things have lost the soil for survival. Dayong disappeared in the court.

There are also many cults, such as the White Lotus Sect, that are dedicated to opposing the imperial court. When developing members, they were directly reported to the imperial court by angry people, or directly swarmed up, beating them and fleeing.

With the popularization of imperial education, the common people know more and more, and it is also less and less easy to be deceived. When they are treated unfairly, they also have the courage to go to the government office to report to the officials and fight for the corresponding compensation for themselves. Benefits will no longer be easily squeezed and exploited by those profiteers. For a while, the entire Dayong Dynasty showed a scene of prosperity.

Day by day, Lin Tian's body is also slowly improving. The first month is the most difficult. After all, even if there is no problem with the internal functions of the body, but he has not exercised for more than a year, even Situ Meng Every day, I would carefully massage her whole body, but it was inevitable that her muscles and meridians would become stiff.

From the beginning when Situ Meng half-hugged and half-hugged her to move slowly, to only needing a hand to gently support her, and borrowed a little strength to start walking by himself, Lin Tian seemed to have re-experienced the old school when he was a child. The process of walking.

Only Lin Tian and Situ Meng knew how much heartache, how much laughter, and how many sweet and happy moments there were.

Since Lin Tian woke up, the smile on Situ Meng's face has not restrained. It is in stark contrast with the past year or so. Apart from being uninterested, Situ Meng has changed from a cold-faced Rosha to a smiling Maitreya.

On the day of Situ Meng's crown ceremony, he discussed with Lin Tian, ​​but he still rejected the emperor's suggestion that he hold the crown ceremony in the palace, and finally set the place for the ceremony in Zhongshun Palace. How many people are you planning to invite to the ceremony?

In addition to inviting the emperor as the guest of honor, the little prince also volunteered to be the champion, but because he was too young, the emperor mercilessly rejected him, but he was also allowed to watch with him. In the end, the champion was chosen Set Beijing King Shui Rong.

Firstly, his age is more suitable, and secondly, his relationship with Situ Meng is also very good. During the rebellion of several kings with different surnames and the nobles of the family, he firmly stood by the emperor's side. Helped a lot, and completely gained a firm foothold in the new and old changes of the imperial court. Although his son can no longer inherit the throne, he can only be downgraded to the rank of a noble, and at the same time, he has no title to bring. salary, but he is already very content.

After all, after the reform of the New Deal, as long as they have the ability, they can be reused by the court. Although the king of Beijing Jing himself is not good at civil and military, he has the acumen and ability that others can't match, so he was directly sent by the emperor. When he arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he was now the Minister of Industry's left servant, and he was considered a high-ranking and powerful person, and he was even more popular in the court.

Similar to him, the eldest son of Dongping County King who also entered the dynasty with a different surname, although the emperor gave him the status of Dongping County King as promised, he himself has no real talent and learning, and his grades in the official assessment are messy. I can get it for a moment, but now I can only lead the county king's salary to stay at home and do nothing.

Because of his age, his IQ and EQ are not high. Although he studied hard at home for a while, after going through three consecutive official assessments, all of which failed him, he can be regarded as realizing the reality, and instead of forcing himself, he changed to stay at home. Work hard to urge your sons to make progress, and strive for a place in the court that they will earn in the future.

The time for Situ Meng and the crown is set in April when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. After the Ching Ming Festival, the beginning of summer will come. The sun is no longer like winter, it can only illuminate and have no temperature. It can already feel the heat when it shines on people. .

Everyone has already taken off their jackets and put on unlined clothes, and there is an endless stream of people outing in the countryside to collect scenery.

On April [-]th, it happened to be the emperor's holiday. Early in the morning, the emperor and the queen brought the prince, several little princes, and Princess Ping An. The family changed into casual clothes and got into a car with a simple appearance and a The comfortable and spacious carriage, under the protection of a hundred imperial guards, drove quickly towards Prince Zhongshun's mansion.

Today is the day when Situ Meng is crowned, but there are not many invitations sent out at all. Apart from the emperor as the guest of honor, that is, Wang Shuirong of Beijing Jing who praised the crown, as well as Lin Ruhai and his wife, Lin Daiyu, and the head of the palace, Shi Tan Mingxu and others. His wife Rong Jing was present.

None of the others, whether they were relatives of the emperor or Situ Meng, the minister of the court and China, were invited.That is to say, the gifts sent by Situ Meng and the emperor's other living brothers were not rejected. Others, no matter whether they were in the name of relatives or court ministers, whether they sent someone to give gifts or came to the door in person, were all rejected. outside the gate.

Even Mrs. Jia, who heard the news and came here in a carriage, was turned away by the guards at the door. Although Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng were annoyed, they had no other choice. After all, Prince Zhongshun's mansion is second only to the imperial palace, and it's not a place where the two brothers, who have been reduced to common people, can trespass.

You know, in order to repay the huge amount of money owed to the household department by the Rongguo government, not only the pockets of the two brothers were emptied, but even Mrs. Jia’s dowry was almost emptied, and Jia Min even gave them 5 yuan. Two silver bills, unfortunately, are still a drop in the bucket. If Jia Lian hadn't come up with the idea of ​​confiscating the properties and mansions of the servants in the family, I am afraid that he would not be able to collect the money to return to the household department.

In addition to building the Rongguo Mansion, the current Jia Mansion also reluctantly left a small courtyard with four entrances in the south city. When Mrs. Jia is gone, the Rongguo Mansion will be taken back by the state, and it will be the only place they can live in. place to stay.

Originally, Mrs. Jia thought that by virtue of the Lin family's relationship, she could climb up to Prince Zhongshun, and then let the empresses in the palace do her best. Even if Jia amnesty and Jia Zheng failed, she could still put Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu in the same place. In the imperial court, even if you can't be a high official, it shouldn't be difficult to be a small official. It's a pity that now you can't even enter the gate of the palace, and all your plans are in vain.

Situ Meng's coronation ceremony went very smoothly, the ceremony was grand and warm, after the end, the family had a hearty meal together, and the queen and Jia Min had already started discussing Situ Meng's relationship with Jia Min at the dinner table. Lin Tian's tortuous and bumpy wedding ceremony.